X58A-GD65

CPU (Max Support)
Socket
Baseclock/Hyper Transport
Chipset
DDR3 Memory
Memory Channel
DIMM Slots
Max Memory (GB)
PCI-E x16
PCI-E Gen
PCI-E x1
PCI
SATAIII
SATAII
RAID
TPM (header)
LAN
USB 3.0 ports (Rear)
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
Audio ports (Rear)
1394 ports (Rear)
eSATA
DrMOS
APS
SLI
3-way SLI
CrossFire
Form Factor

CPU (Max Support)

Socket

1366

Baseclock/Hyper Transport

6.4GT/s

Chipset

Intel® X58+ICH10R

DDR3 Memory

DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*/1800*/2133* (OC)

Memory Channel

Triple

DIMM Slots

Max Memory (GB)

PCI-E x16

PCI-E Gen

Gen2 (2x16), Gen1(1x4)

PCI-E x1

SATAIII

SATAII

RAID

0/1/5/10

TPM (header)

10/100/1000*1

USB 3.0 ports (Rear)

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)

Audio ports (Rear)

6+Coaxial/Optical SPDIF

1394 ports (Rear)

eSATA

DrMOS

3-way SLI

CrossFire

Form Factor

ATX

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CPU

• Supports Intel® i7 based processors in LGA1366 package.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel® X58 Chipset
- Supports QPI up to 6.4GT/s

• Intel® ICH10R Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec.
- 6 SATAII ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.

Main Memory

• Supports six unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600*/1800*/2133* (OC) DRAM, 24GB Max
- Supports 1Gb/ 2Gb/ 4Gb DRAM size

- Supports x8 / x16 data lines per DIMM

- Supports up to 3 channel mode

Slots

• 3 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
- supports ATI® Crossfire™
• 2 PCI Express gen2 x1 slots
• 2 PCI slot, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface

On-Board SATA

• SATAII controller integrated in ICH10R chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports six SATAII ports by ICH10R (SATA1~6)

SATAIII controller integrated in Marvell® SE9128 chipset
- Up to 6Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAIII ports by Marvell® SE9128 (SATA7~8)
- Supports two eSATA ports by JMicron® JMB362.
- SATA1~6 support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH10R.
- SATA7~8 support SATA RAID 0/1 by Marvell® SE9128.

SATAII controller integrated in JMicron® JMB362 chipset
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- eSATA1~2 support SATA RAID 0/1 & JBOD mode by JMicron® JMB362.

MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

USB 3.0

• 2 USB 3.0 ports by NEC® uPD720200F1

Audio

• Chipset integrated by Realtek® ALC892
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 Spec
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec

LAN

• Supports one PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111DL.

IEEE1394 / FireWire

• VIA® VT6308 chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 3 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 6 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 2 x Serial ATAIII connectors
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port
- 1 x Reset Button
- 1 x Power Button
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x SPDIF-out connector
- 1 x TPM module connector

MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse port
- 1 x Claer CMOS button
- 1 x Coaxial SPDIF-out
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x USB 3.0 ports
- 2 x eSATA ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack

BIOS

• The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.

Dimension

• 30.5cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

Product Accessories

MSI Reminds You...
• The accessories will probably be different according to the different selling areas of product models. For details of accessories, please refer to the descriptions on the product package.

All images and descriptions are for illustrative purposes only. Visual representation of the products may not be perfectly accurate. Product specification, functions and appearance may vary by models and differ from country to country . All specifications are subject to change without notice. Please consult the product specifications page for full details.Although we endeavor to present the most precise and comprehensive information at the time of publication, a small number of items may contain typography or photography errors. Products may not be available in all markets. We recommend you to check with your local supplier for exact offers.